Searching For New Physics In The B-Quark’s And Higgs’ Sectors Via Kinematic And Angular Distributions

The kinematic and angular distributions are calculated for the decay Λ b → Λclν l. Deviations from the standard model are expected given the apparent lepton flavor violation in the process B → D(*)+ τ – ντ. Including these measured deviations from the SM, the upper and lower bounds for R Λb = B(Λ b → Λcτ ντ) / B(Λ b → Λcl νl) are calculated along with other observables for a variety of new physics Lorentz structures. Distributions are also calculated for H → W –W+*(or H +*) → τ–ν ττ+ντ via Type II and leptophilic 2HDM’s. Although, the Higgs was found at the LHC in 2012, the question remains whether it is of the SM variety. A MadGraph simulation is performed confirming the dihedral distribution calculation given the experimentally determined uncertainties in the Higgs’ couplings. The density matrix method and helicity formalism technique are employed for deriving these distributions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D. in Physics

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics and Astronomy

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Shivashankara, Shanmuka

Contributors dc:contributor

• Alakabha Datta
• Donald J. Summers
• Hailin Sang

• Angular Distributions
• Charged Higgs
• Lambda B
• Lepton Flavor Non-Universality
• Lepton Flavor Violation
• Leptophilic Higgs Doublet Model
• Physics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/775

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-1774